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by the city's parks here. the non-profit groups donated money for the goal. their goal is to find out how effective gun buybacks are. >>> in the meantime gun control advocates, including the raging grannies rallied in favor of stricter gun restrictions. she supports the banned on assault weapons and high capacity magazines and as well as universal background checks. >>> bay area mc hammer is using twitter to talk about the recent arrest in dublin. this is the 50-year-old's booking photo here. the alameda county sheriff's office said that hammer was booked for obstructing an officer. released from jail on thursday night. and now according to cnn, hammer was in a car. he did not own that had an expired registration. when they tapped on the window and asked if he was on parole or probation. he tweeted, "i will not answer his question contrary to his personal beliefs all people of color are not on probation or parole." and an eye opener for his many friends and colleagues. hammer is due in court next month. >>> el
by the city's parks here. the non-profit groups donated money for the goal. their goal is to find out how effective gun buybacks are. >>> in the meantime gun control advocates, including the raging grannies rallied in favor of stricter gun restrictions. she supports the banned on assault weapons and high capacity magazines and as well as universal background checks. >>> bay area mc hammer is using twitter to talk about the recent arrest in dublin. this is the 50-year-old's...
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the city, by the way, is on the hook for as much as $32 million. >>> 7:38. the bay bridge toll authority could approve funding today for a big celebration for the opening of the new eastern span of the new bay bridge. the plan calls for a one-way bridge walk on labor day weekend. there's also talk of a half marathon, fireworks and even a concert. the party would cost $5.5 million. the toll authority will also consider a $31 million security system for the new bridge today. >>> 7:38. let's go back to sal. sal, you didn't tell me there would be fog out there. >> well, steve did. i'm kind of hopping on steve's bandwagon. we're on at 4:30, steve was saying, it's gonna be foggy. i'm like, you are right. but he was right. let's take a look at the commute now. i didn't say, yeah, right. feels good to say it on tv. this is a look at the fog in oakland. this morning, when we looked at it, it was absolutely clear. now we're having trouble seeing the freeway here. so be careful with the patchy fog. steve was absolutely right. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza
the city, by the way, is on the hook for as much as $32 million. >>> 7:38. the bay bridge toll authority could approve funding today for a big celebration for the opening of the new eastern span of the new bay bridge. the plan calls for a one-way bridge walk on labor day weekend. there's also talk of a half marathon, fireworks and even a concert. the party would cost $5.5 million. the toll authority will also consider a $31 million security system for the new bridge today. >>>...
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the cities outside of the u.s. expressing interest in the games include paris and rome. >>> some of the happiest tweeters in america live right here in northern california. researchers analyzed 10 million messages on twitter in 2011 and wanted to map out the moods of people in urban areas. locations were ranked on the frequency of positive and negative words. cities include santa cruz, napa and san clemente in southern california. on the flip side, some of the more bombed out cities include beaumont, texas and alabama, georgia. >>> 8:41. apple is famous for keeping some of its activities secret. well, now apple is telling how a hacker was able to get inside the computer system. >>> oscar pistorius is fight for his freedom. the discovery he made in his home that was made this morning, a live report from south africa. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and
the cities outside of the u.s. expressing interest in the games include paris and rome. >>> some of the happiest tweeters in america live right here in northern california. researchers analyzed 10 million messages on twitter in 2011 and wanted to map out the moods of people in urban areas. locations were ranked on the frequency of positive and negative words. cities include santa cruz, napa and san clemente in southern california. on the flip side, some of the more bombed out cities...
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the news reports the city is losing $214,000 a day. the airport launched its dream liner service to tokoyq on january 11th where the planes were grounded five-days later. >> a spare the area alert is in effect due to high levels of air pollution. that means it's illegal to burn wood or fuel indoors or out. first time violaters have the optiono of taking a smoke awareness class. a second violation could result in a 500-dollar ticket. >> how are you on this saturday morning? we have a blanket of clouds over the area giving you a look at san francisco, we continue with low clouds along the coastline, patchy fog, high clouds overhead and they will stay around even as the patchy fog starts to dissipate and lift just a little bit. santa rosa with visibility down to a quarter mile. business hazardous with if you have an early morning drive. most areas from four to six miles, even better than that. half moon bay at two miles. take a look at all this cloud cover. in one way it's helping us out. it's helping the temperatures, help to insulate us
the news reports the city is losing $214,000 a day. the airport launched its dream liner service to tokoyq on january 11th where the planes were grounded five-days later. >> a spare the area alert is in effect due to high levels of air pollution. that means it's illegal to burn wood or fuel indoors or out. first time violaters have the optiono of taking a smoke awareness class. a second violation could result in a 500-dollar ticket. >> how are you on this saturday morning? we have a...
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it's right in the middle of the city. and normally there are just lines and lines of people of people waiting to get inside to tour the vatican to see the chapel and all of the beautiful historical things there. but you can see, once again, the motorcade of the pope who will be taking a helicopter to his small apartment, a retreat south of rome until his apartment is ready. they are rebig it now. >> there's the helicopter that will take the pope out. earlier, the pope met with the cardinals and classed their hands and said i will be close to you in prayer as they meet to choose his successor. it was an emotional moment for them and him as well. >> and it looks like the pope is staying final farewells there to the bishop, a cardinal. there was some questions about the timing of his resignation. he just announced right in the beginning of lent that he was gonna be leaving right in the middle of very holy -- a very hoe limb time for all of christianity. he just claims he was tired. heaves 8 a. he's been in failing health --
it's right in the middle of the city. and normally there are just lines and lines of people of people waiting to get inside to tour the vatican to see the chapel and all of the beautiful historical things there. but you can see, once again, the motorcade of the pope who will be taking a helicopter to his small apartment, a retreat south of rome until his apartment is ready. they are rebig it now. >> there's the helicopter that will take the pope out. earlier, the pope met with the...
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part of the city. claudine wong has been there all morning and she joins us live now. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yes. they are making quick work on the remaining mud on this section of the roadway. this is winona as it comes into the 15th avenue intersection. they are getting ready to spray it down and get it cleared up. they want to open up part of this roadway to traffic. it's a mess out here still and cleanup especially inside the home will take a while. let me show you what it looked like at:30 -- 2:30. unbelievable pictures from this 16-inch water main break. that's a major distribution line. it sent water flowing down into the street and into homes, 23 homes. 12 cars damaged by the water that flooded this section of this neighborhood for about two hours. we talked to several residents out here and a couple of them took us inside to take a look at the damage inside their holes. it's extensive. a -- homes. it's extensive. a lot of mud and debris inside their garages an
part of the city. claudine wong has been there all morning and she joins us live now. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yes. they are making quick work on the remaining mud on this section of the roadway. this is winona as it comes into the 15th avenue intersection. they are getting ready to spray it down and get it cleared up. they want to open up part of this roadway to traffic. it's a mess out here still and cleanup especially inside the home will take a while....
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the proposed ban will be taken to the plan commission. the city council has the final say. critics of the ban say if necessary they will fight the ban in court. >>> let's go to sal. breaking news from emeryville. you have the chopper working, too. >> that's right. we do have the chopper working in emeryville. there's police activity here and we're hearing reports that it's some sort of suspicious device that was found. we do have a lot of police activity. not only emeryville police, emeryville fire department and the department of homeland security in this area on hollis street in emeryville. our newschopper2 is looking at the area. now, the evacuation area is quite wide. in fact, it's somewhat near doyle hollis park, 62nd and hollis street, in this area. if you know it, it's a good area to stay away from. it's about three, four blocks away from san pablo avenue, which is not affected by this. cute has a grew on the way -- ktvu has a crew on the way. a pretty wide evacuation area in emeryville. let's go out to some traffic pictures now. bay bridge has improved. you can see
the proposed ban will be taken to the plan commission. the city council has the final say. critics of the ban say if necessary they will fight the ban in court. >>> let's go to sal. breaking news from emeryville. you have the chopper working, too. >> that's right. we do have the chopper working in emeryville. there's police activity here and we're hearing reports that it's some sort of suspicious device that was found. we do have a lot of police activity. not only emeryville...
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the city planners say the user tax would help raise an extra $1 million a year. but some are worried voters would reject any tangs increase since they passed one last year. >>> girl scout cookie season is here. sometimes it's hard to track the cookies down. to solve that, there's an app called the cookie finder. it will allow you to find out where and when the cookies are being sold nearby. >>> the city says the pathway on the port chicago highway near the north chicago b.a.r.t. station has been pitch black since the lights were stolen in july. officials say they plan to install temporary solar lights near the b.a.r.t. station until permanent lights can be installed. >>> a ktvu investigation found sensors on many bay area freeways are broken. coming up at 8:24. the millions of dollars in tax payer money spent to fix the problem and how it could affect your commute. >>> sad news this morning for radio listeners in sonoma county. long-time radio broadcaster jim grady has died. jim grady anchored the morning show at ksro for decades, first appearing on the air in 19
the city planners say the user tax would help raise an extra $1 million a year. but some are worried voters would reject any tangs increase since they passed one last year. >>> girl scout cookie season is here. sometimes it's hard to track the cookies down. to solve that, there's an app called the cookie finder. it will allow you to find out where and when the cookies are being sold nearby. >>> the city says the pathway on the port chicago highway near the north chicago...
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the ravens against the 49ers. the buzz around this city. there's also a big buzz around new orleans. it's a party town, you mix mardi gras with super bowl xlvii and then up get a big- time display. now they are ready to go. there's so much pride in the city of new orleans, not only around what they are all about in terms of the perception of this being a party city. being a good host as well for mardi gras and also for super bowl and it's such a change from what happened 11 years ago when the super bowl was hosted here the last time by new orleans, 911 had just happened and then in between these 11 years, we've had hurricane katrina. this city has overcome so much. the people think it's bigger and better than ever. they are ready for the biggest sporting event in the world to happen on sunday. ravens and 49ers coming up a little bit later on in the weekend. for now, in new orleans. it's super bowl xlvii. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's supposed to be illegal but now a dangerous drug is popping up right here in the bay area. >> i lom los
the ravens against the 49ers. the buzz around this city. there's also a big buzz around new orleans. it's a party town, you mix mardi gras with super bowl xlvii and then up get a big- time display. now they are ready to go. there's so much pride in the city of new orleans, not only around what they are all about in terms of the perception of this being a party city. being a good host as well for mardi gras and also for super bowl and it's such a change from what happened 11 years ago when the...
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ry city. and in the -- in redwood city is. and we head to the north. petaluma. and 44 here again. we are dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies and the fog. the buoys are showing the wave heights this morning. so the hazard statement still in effect from the national weather service. this is the possibility of rip currents and it is until 10:00 a.m. going to die down from the afternoon. subsiding pretty good. if you are thinking about maybe taking a walk with your dog. >> pacific sat he tell light view. ridge of high pressure will be building in, in time for the second part of the day and looks like we will be partly sunny and first part of the day. we are dealing with partly sunny. partly cloudy skies and into noontime. better clearing here along the coast. may hug the entire day. perhaps pacifica. and half moon bay and as we get into 4:00 or so. we are sunny as well as inland. we have the low clouds this morning and this is 7:12 to be contact. into the afternoon. sun setting at 5:05. similar to what we felt yesterday. tad warmer. and 60 degrees for oakland today. 68 for san
ry city. and in the -- in redwood city is. and we head to the north. petaluma. and 44 here again. we are dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies and the fog. the buoys are showing the wave heights this morning. so the hazard statement still in effect from the national weather service. this is the possibility of rip currents and it is until 10:00 a.m. going to die down from the afternoon. subsiding pretty good. if you are thinking about maybe taking a walk with your dog. >> pacific sat...
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the central russian city is being called the city of broken glass. the meteor blew out the windows to more than 40-buildings, and they estimate the blast as strong as 20 atomic bombs. >> i told them to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor exploded. they were all fine. however when they got back to their seats a piece of glass flu above their heads. >> more than 1200 people were injured. residents say there is one positive note. they have extensive cooperation in that troubled industrial region. more than 24,000 people have mobilized to fix broken windows and distribute warm clothes and food in an area where temperatures drop to single digits overnight. the meteor caused at least $33 million in damage. >>> new this morning, nurses at a hospital in palo alto say their safety is at risk. on-call nurses at lucille packard children's hospital say they are forced to sleep in their vehicles between assignments. they say the hospital has refused to provide beds, in violation of a union contract. but the hospital says a room is given to an
the central russian city is being called the city of broken glass. the meteor blew out the windows to more than 40-buildings, and they estimate the blast as strong as 20 atomic bombs. >> i told them to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor exploded. they were all fine. however when they got back to their seats a piece of glass flu above their heads. >> more than 1200 people were injured. residents say there is one positive note. they have extensive cooperation in...
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low 40s in the sty of oak -- in the city of oakland. low 30s san roe mope and pleasant -- san ramon and pleasanton. mostly clear, cold, crisp out there this morning. the pacific satellite view showing you the temperatures will continue to warm under this ridge of high pressure here. so this is beginning to strengthen. each passing day it will nudge a little bit closer and eventually it will dominate our pattern. so that system from a couple days ago brought us a little bit of rain. now off to the east over the rockies and this ridge will continue again to pull our way. mostly sunny skies for the week ahead. a warming trend for the week ahead. first it will be a subtle warmup. you may not notice yesterday from today to a degree or two. temperatures are all the sudden feel like a whole lot spring. 60 degrees for berkeley. 59 san rafael. 57 in pacifica. upper 50s low 60s for the east bay. 59 in hayward. 69 for oakland. 60-degrees in concord. upper 50s antioch and brentwood. down into areas around livermore. you are looking at 59 for today.
low 40s in the sty of oak -- in the city of oakland. low 30s san roe mope and pleasant -- san ramon and pleasanton. mostly clear, cold, crisp out there this morning. the pacific satellite view showing you the temperatures will continue to warm under this ridge of high pressure here. so this is beginning to strengthen. each passing day it will nudge a little bit closer and eventually it will dominate our pattern. so that system from a couple days ago brought us a little bit of rain. now off to...
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the roads are so slick that the city had to shut bus service down. no word on any injuries from that particular accident. this is a result of the major snowstorm we have been telling you about that's been dumping as many as 14 inches of snow. >> the larkspur ferry is so popular with people that it can't keep up with the demand. during the workweek spaces on the ferry sell out and the parking lots fill up. the ferry operators have some new ideas, they include adding another ferry boat for the busy morning and as for parking they may soon charge for it and build a parking garage at or near the terminal. >>> oakland mayor will be hosting a big party at the lake later this morning. they will celebrate the reopening of a 750-foot section of the channel. the boats will sale from the channel into the lake for the first time in 140 years. it's the first of a series of projects to reconnect the lake to the oakland esutuary and the bay. >> one more time let's check in with sal. >> it's a little bit slow on 880 northbound heading up to the coliseum. i still thi
the roads are so slick that the city had to shut bus service down. no word on any injuries from that particular accident. this is a result of the major snowstorm we have been telling you about that's been dumping as many as 14 inches of snow. >> the larkspur ferry is so popular with people that it can't keep up with the demand. during the workweek spaces on the ferry sell out and the parking lots fill up. the ferry operators have some new ideas, they include adding another ferry boat for...
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the city council is considering a 3% hike. the extra revenue would go toward pay races and benefits for trash workers and help pay for rising fuel costs, a public hearing is planned for february 25th. this would be the third rate hike in redwood city in two years. > a man facing charges for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> and take a look at this man. just arrested in a rape case. the religious website he used to target his victim and why police say they believe she was not the only one. >> and play ball. spring training for the world champion is underway. the team work out that is scheduled for today. >> first we want to look at our traffic map as we told you earlier there is a fatal crash investigation underway in marin on 101 northbound right now, no word on any lane closures, traffic in the area is slow, northbound 101 again at the atherton avenue off ramp. time now is 7:41. . >>> welcome back. a live look there at the golden gate bridge. low clouds, high clouds, afternoon highs slightly cooler than friday.
the city council is considering a 3% hike. the extra revenue would go toward pay races and benefits for trash workers and help pay for rising fuel costs, a public hearing is planned for february 25th. this would be the third rate hike in redwood city in two years. > a man facing charges for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> and take a look at this man. just arrested in a rape case. the religious website he used to target his victim and why police say they believe she was...
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wonder in the city about whether or not this might be one for the record books. the record was 2003, 27.5 inches. so as people try to dig out, they try to get power back, we'll wait and see what the final number was. mike? >> tory, right now, 12:30 on the east coast. are you noticing people coming out of their homes right now, or is it pretty quiet out there on the streets where you are in boston? >> reporter: let me actually take you over here so you can take a look at that. hopefully you'll be able to see. but some people out and about with their dogs playing in this park here. more and more people sort of as the day goes on, but not the amount you would see on a regular saturday out here. we're in a very popular area off of state street, lots of restaurants. maybe people getting the a little bit of cabin fever, although they are still being told stay off the roadways until at least 4:00 eastern this afternoon. >> tory, you mentioned about an hour ago the possibility of flooding if the temperatures start to warm mountain coming week. and that could happen proba
wonder in the city about whether or not this might be one for the record books. the record was 2003, 27.5 inches. so as people try to dig out, they try to get power back, we'll wait and see what the final number was. mike? >> tory, right now, 12:30 on the east coast. are you noticing people coming out of their homes right now, or is it pretty quiet out there on the streets where you are in boston? >> reporter: let me actually take you over here so you can take a look at that....
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the balloon crash happened near the ancient egyptian city of luxor. er vas say there was -- investigators say there was a fire an explosion just before the balloon plunged 1,000 feet to the ground. investigators say this was one of the worse accidents involving tourists in that country, which is already struggling to attract visitors due to growing political unfavorring reports. >> reporter: i just spoke with a homeless man off camera. he says he hangs out there and he says his friends who hang out here do drugs and sell them. this is right across the street from a middle school. we just saw some kids coming into the school now. i asked the homeless man why are they doing this across the street from a school and he just shrugged his shoulders. now, this is one of the men that police arrested in the last couple of dies during their enforcement. they say 54-year-old richard st. cloud was selling marijuana in the park. his arrest was one of several that took place as part of a special enforcement. police are concerned because the park is located across f
the balloon crash happened near the ancient egyptian city of luxor. er vas say there was -- investigators say there was a fire an explosion just before the balloon plunged 1,000 feet to the ground. investigators say this was one of the worse accidents involving tourists in that country, which is already struggling to attract visitors due to growing political unfavorring reports. >> reporter: i just spoke with a homeless man off camera. he says he hangs out there and he says his friends...
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cities have made the list of the top 10 most miserable cities in the nation. modesto came in at number 5 on the list published by forbes. vallejo is number 6, while stockton is ranked 8th. detroit was named the most miserable decide. forbes analyzed unemployment, violent crime and traffic when compiling the rankings. >>> on monday, the menlo park planning commission will consider a proposal to expand facebook's facility. the social media giant wants to build a second campus near bayfront expressway. nearly 3000 facebook employees would work at that location. last month, the menlo park city council agreed to a deal in which facebook would pay the city $1.5 million. >>> a prison hospital in san joaquin county needs to fill 150 jobs, mostly hiring medical personnel. but administrative, foodservice and custodial positions are also available. the state has spent $900 million building that massive facility. construction is expected to be finished in may. inmates will start moving there in july. >>> the fda has approved a new drug for women with late stage breast can
cities have made the list of the top 10 most miserable cities in the nation. modesto came in at number 5 on the list published by forbes. vallejo is number 6, while stockton is ranked 8th. detroit was named the most miserable decide. forbes analyzed unemployment, violent crime and traffic when compiling the rankings. >>> on monday, the menlo park planning commission will consider a proposal to expand facebook's facility. the social media giant wants to build a second campus near...
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last night, the city council heard arguments on both sides of the issue. janine de la vega is in los gatos to tell us how the debate ended. >> reporter: we're still waiting to hear from the owner of templar sports. the attorney says that just because people are unhappy this gun store is here that they can't legally shut it down. but restrictions on future gun stores will be studied. at last night's meeting it was packed with people spilling out of an overflow room. people were there to discuss the subject. they held up signs that read transparency and accountability. after listening to both side, the council decided the town staff should come back on march 4th with possible new requirements for gun sales. here's what people are saying about -- dash. >> i think it's a good compromise. i think these guys should be left alone. i think their intent is good. merle's sport shop was down there and they had guns. people have changed. the guns haven't changed. >> reporter: new regulations could include a police permit process requiring i.d. checks for the sales of
last night, the city council heard arguments on both sides of the issue. janine de la vega is in los gatos to tell us how the debate ended. >> reporter: we're still waiting to hear from the owner of templar sports. the attorney says that just because people are unhappy this gun store is here that they can't legally shut it down. but restrictions on future gun stores will be studied. at last night's meeting it was packed with people spilling out of an overflow room. people were there to...